The Duenna; or, The Double Elopement (1775)

Author
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Composer
Thomas Linley Sr.
Composer
Thomas Linley Junior
Work Type
Mainpiece
Genre
Comedy
Performance Medium
Musical
Associated work receipts The physical apparatus employed on and around the stage to support, enhance and sometimes substitute the performers' enactment of drama.
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
£45,842 2s £38,064 17s 6d (83%) £7,777 4s 6d (17%)
1732 - 1809
£45,842 2s - (100%) £38,064 17s 6d (83%) £7,777 4s 6d (17%)
Total Performances
Covent Garden
Drury Lane
292 268 24
1732 - 1809
292 268 24
Theatre
Mainpiece/afterpieces
Years
1732
1809
Most common pairings

Performances

Dates Theatre Performances Requested Commands Benefit Revenue Available Revenue % Capacity %
16 Jan 1793 Covent Garden The Duenna, Hartford Bridge, New Divertisement, The Lucky Escape No Yes No £473 9s 6d 68% N/A
08 Jun 1793 Covent Garden The Duenna, Two Strings to your Bow No No Yes £359 10s 100% N/A
05 Nov 1793 Covent Garden The Duenna, The Irishman in London, The Drunken Swiss No No No £174 6s 6d 100% N/A
31 Dec 1793 Covent Garden The Duenna, Harlequin And Faustus No No No £331 2s 100% N/A
21 Oct 1794 Covent Garden The Duenna, The Irishman in London No No No £121 2s 27% N/A
22 Jan 1795 Covent Garden The Duenna, Mago and Dago No No No £111 17s 6d 38% N/A
18 May 1795 Drury Lane The Duenna, The Prize, Concerto on violin, Rule Britannia No No Yes £443 17s 69% N/A
23 May 1796 Covent Garden The Duenna, Harlequin's Treasure No No Yes £255 3s 6d N/A N/A
14 Sep 1796 Covent Garden The Duenna, The Midnight Hour No No No £223 9s 6d 100% N/A
29 May 1797 Covent Garden The Duenna, Oscar and Malvina No No Yes £247 16s 27% N/A
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